PaleyFest opens door to online TV lovefests

'Sons of Anarchy'Now the film biz's silly months are over, the smallscreen is in the spotlight using the 29th annual Paley Festival, which begins Friday having a gabfest about FX's edgy drama "American Horror Story."For individuals who cannot reach the seshes for such buzz shows as "Community," "Sons of Anarchy" or "New Girl," the Paley Center is joining up with Livestream to provide live streaming from the events, an initial for that event. PaleyFest runs through March 14 in the Saban Theater in Beverly Hillsides.Paley has additionally pacted with Hulu to create nine from the 13 seshes available via Hulu and Hulu Plus by March 15."At its heart, PaleyFest is one of the communal experience with television, and also the unique relationship between TV audiences as well as their favorite series," stated Paley Center prexy and Boss Pat Mitchell.Other new elements to PaleyFest this season incorporate a live online auction marketplace of memorabilia and "unique encounters" associated with shows featured within this year's selection in addition to past PaleyFests.The Gotham branch of Paley Center will host viewing parties for Saturday's "Community" panel and also the March 9 gathering for "Castle" -- including a pep rally for that hard-core "Community" buffs along with a scavenger search for "Castle's" mystery enthusiasts.Other frosh series obtaining a PaleyFest showcase include "Not so long ago" (March 4) and "Revenge" (March 11). Veterans displayed include "WorkInch (March 6), "2 . 5 Males" (March 12) and "Modern Family" (March 14). Contact Shalini Dore at shali.dore@variety.com